Chelsea could be handed a double punishment on the back of their “serious” breaches of Premier League profit and sustainability rules (PSR).
The Blues are currently under investigation after Todd Boehly and Clearlake drew attention to ‘financial irregularities’ in the club accounts from Roman Abramovich’s reign at Stamford Bridge.
The 52-page document detailing Nottingham Forest’s punishment – a four-point deduction – claimed the worst breaches could lead to Premier League ‘expulsion‘.
Chelsea, like Manchester City, are thought to have broken the rules more significantly than Forest, or Everton, who have already been slapped with a six-point deduction (reduced from ten) and are facing a further penalty.
It’s claimed the Chelsea bosses expect the club to be hit by a transfer embargo as a result of their wrongdoing, which goes some way to explaining their ludicrous spending in their first two seasons at the helm.
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But that £1bn spend, combined with a lack of Champions League football next season, means a PSR breach is likely.
Clubs are only allowed to lose a maximum of £105million over three seasons, and it is believed Chelsea could end up exceeding that figure when they submit their 2023-24 accounts, unless they manage to make significant sales before the end of June.
Football Insider’s Pete O’Rourke claims Chelsea could be hit with a double punishment, for the breaches under Abramovich and the current bosses.
O’Rourke said: “There’s a possibility they could end up with both a points deduction and a transfer embargo.
“Depending on the severity of these breaches – with some experts saying they are much worse than Forest or Everton’s
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